A number of the relevant issues facing Americans of all ethnicities are highlighted in this film including insane survivalists, the plight of the American Indians and some of the intricacies involving their identities, Skinheads and their off-kilter "white" agenda not too dissimilar to that of the survivalists, the average "white" American's privileged viewpoint regarding other ethnicities including Indians, multinational companies destroying flora and natural resources as well as living beings (animals and people) by fracking, and the general ignorance mixed with irrational arrogance of the average "white" American. One of the park rangers asks the question to another one, and I paraphrase, "Is it just me or have people become meaner and more ignorant lately," a question which echoes my own understanding of the last 20 years. In the 80s and 90s Americans were at relative peace with one another. What has happened to change that? We're on a downward spiral to full destruction if we don't turn back to our Creator, beg forgiveness, beg transformation, and begin to follow Jesus--or at least, as the older Americans once did, pretend to follow Jesus. It seems that pretense was far better than outright aggression like we all experience today. Organized religion sure has done a great job of sharing the good news of peace and goodwill and eternal life.
Review of Driftless
